💰Reallotment of Funds for Low Income Home Energy Program
The Office of Community Services (OCS) announces that $15,494,946 of funds from the federal fiscal year 2023 (FY23) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) were reallotted to states, territories, tribes, and tribal organizations that received FY24 direct LIHEAP grants.
Learn More🌾USDA Notice on WIC Tribal Organizations and U.S. Territories Study
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection for the WIC Tribal Organizations and U.S. Territories Study. This is a new information collection request. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program to improve the health of nutritionally at-risk women and children. WIC is one of the nation's most successful public health nutrition programs. This study involves all 32 Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs, "Tribal Organizations") and 5 U.S. territories that operate WIC State agencies, 5 tribally operated local WIC agencies, and approximately 15 geographic State agencies that share a border with a Tribal Organization. This study aims to inform FNS about variations in operations among Tribal Organizations, U.S. territories, and geographic States administering WIC as local and State agencies. The results of the study may inform efforts to improve WIC program operations and participant services.
Learn More🏺Notice of Inventory Completion for Cultural Heritage Repatriation
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program (OSA BP) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
Learn More🏹Solicitations for Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs (OPIA), Office of Tribal Government Relations (OTGR), is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as a member of the Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs ("the Committee") to represent the following Indian Health Service (IHS) Areas: Great Plains, Portland, Phoenix, Oklahoma City, Alaska, Albuquerque, Native Hawaiian, Urban Indian, and Member At-Large.
Learn More🗣️Notice of Advisory Committee Meeting on Tribal Affairs - VA
The Department of Veterans Affairs announces a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs scheduled for February 25 and 26, 2025. The sessions aim to discuss matters regarding Indian tribes, focus on healthcare services for Native American Veterans, and provide updates from various VA offices. Public comments are welcomed and submissions are due by February 17, 2025.
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